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outside of washington, big trouble for the democratic governor of illinois. on january 9, the state house voted to impeach rod blagojevich for abusing his power. including allegedly trying to sell the senate seat vacated by barack obama. ten days later roland burris was sworn in and he admitted trying to raise funds by blagojevich. blagojevich was removed from office january 29. burris says he won't run again. when we come back, the president decides to stimulate the struggling economy and ignite a year-long debate. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: does charlie daniels play a mean fiddle? ♪ fiddle music charlie:hat's how you do it son. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >> bret: welcome back. the president started out february 2009 by announcing that the white house would have direct supervision over the 2010 census. well, republicans immediately said president obama was trying to politicize the census, which among other things determines congressional redistricting. in mid-fe
outside of washington, big trouble for the democratic governor of illinois. on january 9, the state house voted to impeach rod blagojevich for abusing his power. including allegedly trying to sell the senate seat vacated by barack obama. ten days later roland burris was sworn in and he admitted trying to raise funds by blagojevich. blagojevich was removed from office january 29. burris says he won't run again. when we come back, the president decides to stimulate the struggling economy and...
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caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia agents there, but it's also incredibly complicated. many analysts say the cia is basically orchestrating the war in pakistan, something the pakistani government denies and that the cia wasn't talk about. also important, there was another drone missile strike just today in the waziristan region of pakistan along the afghan border, it killed three suspected militants in a car. it's a second strike there in just two days, gregg. >> caroline, how is the cia's mission different from that of the military? >> well, there's definitely some overlap. cia agents aren't jus
caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia...
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last hundred years when you had high inflation high unemployment, stagflation, nothing we're doing in washington right now is promoting growth and certainly when you raise tax rates on businesses that dopt get employers to hire workers. >> paul: what could be big negative surprises in 2010 economically. >> what worries me, we're creating a bubble in the stock market and people are putting money in the stock market because of low interest rates. .10% and i think it's an artifical in many moves. >> paul: a correction coming, could this be the peak. >> no, i don't think this is the peak, but i think in this year, in 2010, that the stock market will, you know, the public will grow bigger and then-- >> all right, when we come back from obama's afghan surge to iran's troubled regime, a look at stories sure to make headlines across the globe in the year ahead. o >> from the left opposition to the afghan surge to iran's continued nuclear defiance, a world of troubles awaits the administration as the new year begins. and jason, particularly iran where democratic protests are continuing below the surface
last hundred years when you had high inflation high unemployment, stagflation, nothing we're doing in washington right now is promoting growth and certainly when you raise tax rates on businesses that dopt get employers to hire workers. >> paul: what could be big negative surprises in 2010 economically. >> what worries me, we're creating a bubble in the stock market and people are putting money in the stock market because of low interest rates. .10% and i think it's an artifical in...
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welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. the man authorities say tried to blow up an american airliner on christmas day went before a judge today. correspondent steve brown has the story from detroit. in his first court appearance, umar farouk abdulmutallab through his attorney pled not guilty to all six counts in the federal indictment charging him with attempting to detonate a bomb concealed in his underwear aboard northwest flight 253. wearing a white t-shirt and olive pants, the nigerian national spoke softly as he confirmed he was not challenging being held without bond. standing with abdulmutallab, miriam ceiver, one of three public dependers with strong reputations. >> i would describe them as the a-plus team. they are extraordinary lawyers, individually and, and they will be extraordinary defense team as a group. >> bret: although it was thought that abdulmutallab's father would be at the arraignment, he was not. >> let him through. let him through. >> bret: instead, on hand was one person from the nigerian embassies
welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. the man authorities say tried to blow up an american airliner on christmas day went before a judge today. correspondent steve brown has the story from detroit. in his first court appearance, umar farouk abdulmutallab through his attorney pled not guilty to all six counts in the federal indictment charging him with attempting to detonate a bomb concealed in his underwear aboard northwest flight 253. wearing a white t-shirt and olive pants, the nigerian...
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new style of politics in washington. and the style he has brought has been far more of the backroom, if you will, bribery type of arrangement that we've seen in many, many years. >> greta: why? why has he made those promises about having it open and everybody have a seat at the table for instance? why since you don't think he has kept those promises didn't he or hasn't he? >> i can't guess to his motivation other than the fact has been unsuccessful in his first year. has not been able to accomplish virtually anything. as a result he's pinning all of his hopes on seeing something happen with health care what has occurred of course he's created a monster. this health care bill this being fashioned by the two houses doesn't make any sense and it ought to be jammed and they ought to start over again. but he's got to get some success so he's pushing so hard. he doesn't want people to see how ugly the process is and how bad this bill is. >> greta: in 2006 when were you governor in massachusetts they passed the health care that
new style of politics in washington. and the style he has brought has been far more of the backroom, if you will, bribery type of arrangement that we've seen in many, many years. >> greta: why? why has he made those promises about having it open and everybody have a seat at the table for instance? why since you don't think he has kept those promises didn't he or hasn't he? >> i can't guess to his motivation other than the fact has been unsuccessful in his first year. has not been...
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. >>> they're keeping a close eye in washington on all of the christmas terror case developments and there are a number today. yesterday the white house aide said the intelligence community stepped up its efforts after the recent shooting spree at fort hood. but late today, new signs that something went wrong. major garrett continues our team coverage from the white house. what happened? >> reporter: here is the big development. late today the director of national intelligence, dennis blair, announced he was asking john mccadillac ran, was the director of the c.i.a. and president bush's acting director of the c.i.a. to gather a group of individuals in the intelligence community to look at what the intelligence community failed to do in reaction to fort hood on november 5, the massacre there, and the attempted christmas day bombing over the skies of detroit. in his announcement, blair said the following, he wanted this group of experts to undergo a careful examination of the secrets of -- convention of events ling up to both incidents, as well as proposals to remedy potential weak
. >>> they're keeping a close eye in washington on all of the christmas terror case developments and there are a number today. yesterday the white house aide said the intelligence community stepped up its efforts after the recent shooting spree at fort hood. but late today, new signs that something went wrong. major garrett continues our team coverage from the white house. what happened? >> reporter: here is the big development. late today the director of national...
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>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're looking into security lapse at one of the busiest airports. this oversight coming days before the failed plot to take down delta flight 253. the tsa launching an internal investigation after a security check point at dallas/ft. worth international airport was left unattended for an hour-and-a-half. we understand employees from the airport department of public safety were actually the ones who find the unsecured area during routine patrol. now the tsa is responding to the incident. laura ingle joins us to explain. >> hi, julie. the idea that anyone or anything could have passed throu
>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're...
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in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: 47 years experience in the cia for you. several years with the department of homeland security. we know there are many working around the clock 24/7 protecting this country, but they've got a huge job to do. how does something like this slip through? >> well, they have a very hard job and it is seven by 24 and i worked seven days a week when i was at cia and when i was at homeland security just to help fight the terrorist threat. this has been a whole ten years of terrorism. you've got to remember a guy named rah seem tried to blow up lax, los angel
in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very...
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let's talk about it with james irvin live in washington. break down some of these other numbers for us, james. it wasn't all bad news, but mostly not all, huh? >> yeah, mostly bad news. i mean, for one thing, jon, the revised figures show the economy actually created 4,000 jobs in november, that's the first gain we've seen in almost two years, but on balance, as you say, the news out of the labor department this morning is as chilling as today's wintry weather here in the capital. we'll start with the underemployment rate, this includes the unemployed, those part-time workers seeking full-time work and discouraged workers who have more or less begin up looking for work. that total figure, often seen as a more reliable gauge, now stands at 17.3%, that's up .1% over november and hovering around the 15-year high. 2009, of course, is now fully on the books and we now know the economy as a whole slashed 4.2 million jobs, the average unemployment rate for the movement was 9.3%. contrast that with 2008's 5.8%, almost four percentage points lower a
let's talk about it with james irvin live in washington. break down some of these other numbers for us, james. it wasn't all bad news, but mostly not all, huh? >> yeah, mostly bad news. i mean, for one thing, jon, the revised figures show the economy actually created 4,000 jobs in november, that's the first gain we've seen in almost two years, but on balance, as you say, the news out of the labor department this morning is as chilling as today's wintry weather here in the capital. we'll...